International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 5, Special Issue: The Impact of Reserve and Reservation Systems on Indigenous Well-Being, November 22, 2019
Description
Research uses qualitative interviews with Indigenous and non-Indigenous health care and social services providers to examine the barriers that Indigenous people face when accessing healthcare; suggests possible strategies to improve responsiveness.
International Journal of Indigenous Health, vol. 14, no. 2, Growing Roots of Indigenous Wellbeing, October 31, 2019, pp. 74-94
Description
Authors examine colonial traumas—Indigenous separation from land, culture, and relations—which occur as a result of ongoing and neo-colonial practices, as a determinant of Indigenous peoples’ physical and mental health.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Spring-Summer, 2019, pp. 115-135
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Author analyzes three different novels in order to provide a complex and nuanced perspective on the different ways that the ‘60’s Scoop has been treated by Indigenous authors over a prolonged period (1983-2018). Includes discussion of Beatrice Mosionier In Search of April Raintree, Robert Arthur Alexie's The Pale Indian, and James Bartleman's A Matter of Conscience.
Race and Class, vol. 52, no. 1, July-September 2010, pp. 9-18
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Presents an interview with Bonita Lawrence who discusses issues facing Aboriginal people such as: the definition of 'indianness', cultural identity, and colonialism.
Extensive and detailed teacher's guide to accompany a graphic novel aimed at suicide prevention in youth and young adults. The comic book is produced by the Healthy Aboriginal Network.
Extensive history of Aboriginal involvement in military conflicts ranging from Pre-Columbian, through to the World Wars, Korean War and the next six decades.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 135-144
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Discusses research in Indigenous studies using three themes: worldview and ethics, culturally based research methods and researching both the sources and symptoms of disadvantage.
Studies in American Indian Literatures, vol. 31, no. 1-2, Spring-Summer, 2019, pp. 136-169
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Film criticism which discusses Lightning’s movie as an act of resistance to colonial backlash to reconciliation, and to settler narratives regarding Indian Residential Schools.
Discusses six investigations which provided Colonial and Imperial officials with overview of Indian conditions, advice on policy issues, and suggestions on how to improve departmental administration. They were: the Darling report; the Executive Council of Lower Canada's report; Justice James Macaulay's report on Upper Canada; legislative committee of the Upper Canada Assembly's report; the Bagot study; and the Pennefather study.
Journal of the Medical Library Association , vol. 107, no. 4, October 2019, pp. 538-554
Description
Analyzed data from a subset of responses to the cross-sectional survey "Nursing Practice in Rural and Remote Canada II". Found that most nurses relied on online/electronic sources more often than in-person education to update their nursing knowledge.
Power point presentation given at the Aboriginal Health Transition Fund Conference, Sharing of Wisdom Keepers: Translating the AHTF Experience, June 9 - 10, 2010.
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, vol. 8, no. 2, April 2010, pp. 258-270
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Outlines the research process, key challenges and lessons learned in a collaborative First Nations suicide prevention project conducted with eight north-western Manitoba First Nations communities.
Research Report (Correctional Service of Canada) ; no. R-111
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Manitoba Métis Federation - Winnipeg Regional
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Survey (done in 2000) of prisoners, their families, community representatives and service providers was conducted to discover what supports and services were needed while the men were incarnated and upon their release.
Open Women's Health Journal, vol. 4, no. 1, What We Have Known About Community Characteristics, Birth Outcomes and Infant Mortality among Aborig, January 2010, pp. 32-38
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Determines there is a need for more effective perinatal and infant care programs in remote First Nations communities to reduce mortality rates.
International Indigenous Policy Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, June 18, 2019
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Paper uses qualitative description to examine the way that community settings act as determinants on tuberculosis (TB) detection and rates among Indigenous peoples. Researchers found delays in diagnosis and misdiagnosis to be high in urban centers, while issues of shame and stigma were prominent in rural and remote communities, low levels of TB knowledge were present in all communities.
Index is used to assess socio-economic well-being and is made up of four components: education, labour force activity, income, and housing. Map displays 2016 data on First Nations, Inuit and non-Indigenous communities which can be found be searching or clicking on a marker.
Index used to assess socio-economic well-being and is made up of four components: education, labour force activity, income, and housing.
Based on Statistics Canada's Census of Population (1981 to 2006, 2016) and the National Household Survey (2011).
Canadian Historical Review, vol. 91, no. 2, June 2010, pp. 355-359
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Book reviews of: Compact, Contract, Covenant: Aboriginal Treaty-Making in Canada by J.R. Miller and The Power of Promises: Rethinking Indian Treaties in the Pacific Northwest edited by Alexandra Harmon.
Purpose of brief compilation is to provide historical and current context for Aboriginal health status. Lists significant legislation and events chronologically, as well as discusses benefits, social determinants of health, gaps in services, etc.
Contends that if the ATR process could be made more like municipal boundary expansion, problems could be resolved and the economic development potential could be delivered.
Aboriginal Policy Studies, vol. 7, no. 2, January 31, 2019, pp. 29-46
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Reviews and compares government policies and reports from Canada and Australia; highlights that interdepartmental partnerships in areas such as health, education, and justice fail in Canada due to inadequate facilitation on the part of Indigenous sport for development (SFD) agencies, but that Australia is having greater success as a result of a focus on federal partnership building.